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The Paper Towns Movie IS HERE!

2014-10-28 · documentary visit · John, Isaac Klausner, Jake Schreier, Halston Sage, Jaz Sinclair, Justice Smith, Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber · 3:42 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Books & writing (also: History & curiosities, Personal life) · mode: Personal update · tags: self promotion, on location, guest or collab, community lore

John takes viewers behind the scenes of the Paper Towns film in North Carolina, introducing producer, director and cast before the first table read, and praises Hank for building things that leave room for others ('octothorpes').

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Greeting; John is in North Carolina for the Paper Towns movie, slept in director Jake Schreier's apartment and had pizza with Cara Delevingne; the alarm

  • ★★★ John is in North Carolina for the Paper Towns movie; filming starts in a week, he slept in director Jake Schreier's apartment and had pizza with Cara Delevingne. — 00:00:01 · Paper Towns (film), Paper Towns

00:00:24 — Meets executive producer Isaac Klausner and director Jake Schreier; the schedule wall; a camera-angles meeting

00:00:47 — Reply to Hank's octothorpe video: the generosity of leaving room inside a creation for others; the lone coat hanger

  • ★★ John liked Hank's octothorpe video: it is compelling that people put a symbol in their technology before knowing what it is for. — 00:00:47 · octothorpe
  • ★★★ John sees extraordinary generosity in creating something and leaving room inside it for other people to create, even if mostly what we made was hashtags. — 00:01:03 · octothorpe

00:01:15 — Cast introductions: Halston Sage (Lacey), Jaz Sinclair (Angela), Justice Smith (Radar); height and MMA-fighter gags; Austin and the sweater; Grace Helbig fan

  • ★★ John introduces Halston Sage, who plays Lacey in the movie. — 00:01:16 · Paper Towns (film)
  • ★ Halston Sage says she loves the book and even highlighted it, and that her younger sister is a huge fan. — 00:01:25 · Paper Towns
  • ★★ John introduces Jaz Sinclair, who plays Angela: a fan of the book who was excited to audition and 'just killed it'. — 00:01:37 · Paper Towns
  • ★★ John introduces Justice Smith, who plays Radar in the movie. — 00:01:57 · Paper Towns (film)

00:02:45 — In a room from the Homeland set; heading to the cast's first read-through; the screenwriters

  • ★ In a room with black Santas, John says it is part of Saul's house from Homeland, not in their movie; their own sets can't be shown. (playful) — 00:02:45
  • ★★ John heads to the read-through, where everyone will hear the cast read the script for the first time. — 00:02:53 · Paper Towns (film)
  • ★ At the read-through John tells the screenwriters they did a good job with the script. — 00:03:04 · Paper Towns (film)

00:03:09 — The table read went great; John is excited and grateful after years of tortured Hollywood experiences with Paper Towns; thanks readers

  • ★★★ The table read went great; John is exhausted but so excited about the Paper Towns movie and grateful to everyone coming together to make it. — 00:03:09 · Paper Towns (film), Paper Towns
  • ★★★ Long-time Nerdfighters know John's slightly tortured experiences with Paper Towns in Hollywood over the years; now everything is going well, and he thanks everyone who read and supported the book. — 00:03:17 · Nerdfighteria, Paper Towns

00:03:28 — Thanks Hank as the best at building things with octothorpes inside them; sign-off

  • ★★ Watching Hank's video, John realised that of everyone he knows Hank is the best at building things that have octothorpes inside them, and thanks him. — 00:03:29 · Hank Green, octothorpe

Humor (significant)

  • John lists that he slept in the director's apartment and had pizza with Cara Delevingne before filming. — 00:00:10

    “I'm getting to know everyone pretty intimately.”

  • John addresses a lone coat hanger hanging on the set. — 00:00:56

    “one day you are gonna hold some clothes.”

  • John says he's 6'1" but not to tell his brother, who is also 6'1" and about an inch taller. — 00:01:52

    “So you're NOT 6'1".”

  • Introducing Justice Smith as Radar, John explains who else was up for the part. — 00:02:02

    “But he is a 6'9" 44 year old MMA fighter”

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Mentioned

Central: Paper Towns (film)

Also: People: Austin Abrams · Cara Delevingne · Grace Helbig · Halston Sage · Isaac Klausner · Jake Schreier · Jaz Sinclair · Justice Smith · Michael H. Weber · Scott Neustadter

Works: Homeland · Paper Towns · The Fault in Our Stars (film)

Terms: octothorpe (“octothorpes”)

Concepts: hashtag

Places: Hollywood · North Carolina

Characters: Angela · Ben Starling · Lacey Pemberton · Radar · Saul Berenson

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